Excerpt Reveal!! Royally Matched by Emma Chase
Release Date: February 21st
Book Description:
Some men are born responsible, some men have responsibility thrust upon them. Henry Charles Albert Edgar Pembrook, Prince of Wessco, just got the motherlode of all responsibility dumped in his regal lap.
He’s not handling it well.
Hoping to force her grandson to rise to the occasion, Queen Lenora goes on a much-needed safari holiday—and when the Queen’s away, the Prince will play. After a chance meeting with an American television producer, Henry finally makes a decision all on his own:
Welcome to Matched: Royal Edition.
A reality TV dating game show featuring twenty of the world's most beautiful blue bloods gathered in the same castle. Only one will win the diamond tiara, only one will capture the handsome prince’s heart.
While Henry revels in the sexy, raunchy antics of the contestants as they fight, literally, for his affection, it’s the quiet, bespectacled girl in the corner—with the voice of an angel and a body that would tempt a saint—who catches his eye.
The more Henry gets to know Sarah Mirabelle Zinnia Von Titebottum, the more enamored he becomes of her simple beauty, her strength, her kind spirit…and her naughty sense of humor.
But Rome wasn’t built in a day—and irresponsible royals aren’t reformed overnight.
As he endeavors to right his wrongs, old words take on whole new meanings for the dashing Prince. Words like, Duty, Honor and most of all—Love.
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“Are you a virgin?” I ask.
“Well . . . yes.”
“Then why are you
complaining? You qualify.”
Sarah’s eyes flash with
annoyance. “Because I’m more than my hymen, Henry! To base the value of an
accomplished, intelligent woman on a flimsy piece of skin is degrading. How
would you feel if your worth rested on your foreskin?”
I think it over. And
then I grin. “I’d be all right with that, actually. I’ve heard it was an
impressive foreskin—all the nurses were fawning over it. It’s probably being
showcased in a museum right now.”
She stares at me for a
beat, then she laughs out loud—a rich, throaty, sensual sound.
“You’re a terrible human
being.”
“I know.” I shake my
head at the calamity of it all.
“And you’re an even
worse feminist.”
“Agreed. That’s
something I need to work on. You’ll help me, won’t you? We should spend as much
time together as possible—every minute of the day and night. I’m hoping you’ll
rub off on me.”
Sarah pushes my
shoulder. “You’re just hoping I’ll rub you off.”
Now it’s my turn to
laugh. Because she’s not even a little bit wrong.
“But there’s never been
anyone? Really?”
Sarah shrugs. “Penny
and I were tutored at home when we were young . . . but in year ten, there was
this one boy.”
I rub my hands
together. “Here we go—tell me everything. I want all the sick, lurid details.
Was he a footballer? Captain of the team, the most popular boy in school?”
“He was captain of the
chess team.”
I cover my eyes with my
hand.
“His name was Davey. He
wore these adorable tweed jackets and bow ties, he had blond hair and was a bit
pale because of the asthma. He had the same glasses as me and he had a
different pair of argyle socks for every day of the year.”
“I am so disappointed
in you right now.”
“He was nice,” she
chides. “You leave my Davey alone.”
I shake my head. “So
what happened to old Davey boy?”
“I was alone in the
library one day and he came up and started to ask me to the spring social. And
I was so excited and nervous I could barely breathe. And then before he could
finish the question, I . . .”
I don’t realize I’m
leaning toward her until she stops talking and I almost fall over.
“You . . . what?”
Sarah hides behind her
hands.
“I threw up on him.”
And I try not to laugh.
I swear I try . . . but I’m only human. So I end up laughing so hard the car
shakes and I can’t speak for several minutes.
“Christ almighty.”
“And I’d had fish and
chips for lunch.” Sarah’s laughing too. “It was awful.”
“Oh you poor thing.” I
shake my head, still chuckling. “And poor Davey.”
“Yes.” She wipes under
her eyes with her finger. “Poor Davey. He never came near me again after that.”
“Coward—he didn’t
deserve you. I would’ve swam through a whole lake of puke to take a girl like
you to the social.”
She smiles so brightly
at me, her cheeks maroon and round like two shiny apples.
“I think that’s the
nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me.”
I wiggle my eyebrows.
“I’m all about the compliments.”
About the Author:
Emma Chase is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the hot and hilarious Tangled series and The Legal Briefs series. Emma lives in New Jersey with her husband, two children and two naughty (but really cute) dogs. She has a long-standing love/hate relationship with caffeine.
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